A CORRESPONDENT, Bandarban

A Buddhist monk was found dead in a monastery in Bandarban yesterday.

The body of 74-year-old Bhadanta Nanda Bangsho Mahathero was found hanging at Minhajiri Para in Kuhalong Union near Sadar upazila, said police.

UP chairman Mongpu Marma said when villagers reported the incident around 9:00am, he immediately informed police.

Kajain Pru Marma (55), younger brother of the deceased, said Bhadanta Nanda became a monk at the age of 9.

Villagers said he spent 13 years in Minjhiri Para as the head of the monastery till his death. OC Rafiqul Islam of Bandarban Sadar Police Station said, “As soon as Mongpu Marma reported the incident, we went to the spot, recovered the body, prepared an inquest report, and sent it to Sadar hospital for autopsy.”

He said they are looking into the incident.